“Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.”

— John Wesley

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Social Distance community gardening volunteer opportunity at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Oakland on Saturday!

Special request for photos – Blessing Box Update – Show & Tell Sign-Up – Welcoming the Stranger & Father's Day This Sunday! – Racism Discussion

Implicit Bias & Racism. Let's talk about it at Philosophy Night Online Tomorrow!

Shelter in Peace Update

How important is self acceptance? Let's talk about it at Philosophy Night Online Tomorrow!

Shelter in Peace with First United & Ressurection Lutheran

Mother's Day Celebration this Sunday at 10:30 am PST !

@middlecirclesf #philosophy night at 7:30 pm PST online on Thursday May 7. RSVP link in profile

Shelter in Peace - Hygge Fellowship Tonight at 7:30 PM PST!

Take a tour through our country's National Parks in honor of Earth Day during tonight's Hygge Gathering at 7:30 PST!

One day at a time...keep on keeping on! A specical video from Middle Circle. Upcoming Gatherings & Events.

Holy Week Schedule! All Services Online & All Are Welcome!

Philosophy Night Online Tonight!

Wednesdays 7 PM – Middle Circle Community "Hygge" Time. Join us on Zoom with your tea, wine, cozy blanket, and candles.

That stage when your baby starts to smile...so good. Sharing the joy of the moment. . . . #firstsmile #firstlaugh #leanintothegoodstuff #sharethejoy

OUR BIRDS As I sit here, I want to write out the things that we all need to hear. I want to tell my families and friends that life goes on, despite the hardship. And most of all, I want to reassure myself that everything will be alright. That even I will be fine through it all, when all is said and done. And I too wait in patient solitude for a finishing hour, in the small minutes and growing days. But in the cold light of each dawn, the truth is that I no longer really know what tomorrow brings. Untethered in ways, my tomorrow has become a stranger to me. And it is while abiding in that big vagueness that the sun also rises. And I am here to witness it, in its strangeness, in the familiar, even its radiance. I hear the birds singing on the branch beyond my bedroom and my mind can’t help to travel to those life-loving Italians, belting their balcony ballads, brimming with unbridled hope. Stopless. Birds of a feather, banding together. And I love them, each one, for being unafraid to collectively embrace and, in the same breath, be free from it all. Daily, they sing a human song. In a world that loves to live, they are our birds. And atop their balconies, they sing the melody that we all need to hear. – Perri al-Rahim We're in this together! Join Perri and others for the Calm Creatives Corona Circle. A place to receive encouragement and connect with others across the globe in a virtual small group setting.

Dear Fellow Millenials, I took this photo yesterday at Lake Merritt in Oakland while out walking the dog just around the time the order for "shelter in place" was made across the Bay Area counties. The news on COVID-19 and the measures taken by our employers and various levels of government have moved rapidly. As you likely know, all but those filling essential roles are now requested to stay home in the Bay Area starting today. Perhaps you are annoyed at this order (I'd say request, but it actually is an order) because: - You think the Coronavirus isn't as big of a deal as other people are making it out to be. - You aren't worried about getting sick because you are young and healthy. - The sun is shining and you want to go to your weekly volleyball meetup, trivia night, or book club. - You want to meet up with your significant other for happy hour after being cooped up in your tiny apartment all day working from home. Whatever the case, I'm writing to you with a heartfelt reminder that even if we are healthy, Millennials have a crucial role to play in mitigating the spread of the Coronavirus. Mitchell Donovan, a 23-year-old NBA player tested positive for COVID-19 and is now at home self-isolating with no fever and no symptoms. This is not a singular occurrence. The reality is that even if you're young and healthy, you are at risk of contracting COVID-19 and you can spread it to others while being asymptomatic. Government officials say Millennials will be the key demographic to slowing the spread of the virus. Each of us needs to be very thoughtful about how we choose to live and interact for the coming days and weeks (hopefully not months, but that is a possibility). Click on the link for local, national, and global orders and guidelines. Do it for the grandmas (and grandpas too)! Sincerely, Anders Peterson

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